Detection of lesions during capsule endoscopy: physician performance is disappointing

YP Zheng, L Hawkins, J Wolff… - Official journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Limited data guide capsule endoscopists on how to view the many images
collected in each capsule. The objective of this study was to compare the detection rates of …

The accuracy of an endoscopy nurse in interpreting capsule endoscopy

GN Levinthal, CA Burke, JM Santisi - Official journal of the …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The average physician time required to view a wireless capsule endoscopy
study at our institution is 50 min. It is unknown whether a nurse could preview the capsule …

Evaluation of RAPID® 5 Access software for examination of capsule endoscopies and reading of the capsule by an endoscopy nurse

A Shiotani, K Honda, M Kawakami, T Murao… - Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Since capsule endoscopy (CE) is time consuming, one possible cost-effective
strategy could be the use of an expert endoscopic assistant and available software to select …

Capsule endoscopy: is there a role for nurses as physician extenders?

R Sidhu, DS Sanders, K Kapur, L Marshall… - Gastroenterology …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Capsule endoscopy is a novel technique for examining the small bowel; however, data
interpretation is time consuming and requires expertise. This study aimed to compare the …

Evaluations of capsule endoscopy software in reducing the reading time and the rate of false negatives by inexperienced endoscopists

N Hosoe, JF Rey, H Imaeda, R Bessho… - Clinics and research in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background and objective Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a comfortable for the patients;
however, CE review is time-consuming. The aim of this study was (1) to evaluate the …

Capsule endoscopy interpretation by an endoscopy nurse–a comparative trial

A Riphaus, S Richter, M Vonderach… - Zeitschrift für …, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
Hintergrund: Die Kapselendoskopie ist eine verbreitete, schmerzfreie diagnostische
Untersuchungsmethode des Dünndarms. Dennoch ist die Auswertung der …

Analysis of small-bowel capsule endoscopy reading by using Quickview mode: training assistants for reading may produce a high diagnostic yield and save time for …

A Shiotani, K Honda, M Kawakami… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: As reading capsule endoscopy is time consuming, one possible cost-effective
strategy could be the use of trained nonphysicians or newly available software to preread …

Capsule endoscopy examination—preliminary review by a nurse

Y Niv, G Niv - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2005 - Springer
Capsule endoscopy (CE) has been recommended as the method of choice for diagnostic
endoscopy of the small bowel. An experienced nurse, after proper training, may contribute to …

Can we improve the detection rate and interobserver agreement in capsule endoscopy?

E Rondonotti, M Soncini, CM Girelli, A Russo… - Digestive and Liver …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Data about strategies for improving the diagnostic ability of capsule
endoscopy readers are lacking. AIM:(1) To evaluate the detection rate and the interobserver …

Capsule endoscopy: comparison of two different reading modes

U Günther, S Daum, M Zeitz, C Bojarski - International journal of colorectal …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a very useful tool for the evaluation of the small
intestine, but it is time consuming. The aim of this study was to compare evaluation times …